data

Developed by:

Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) at the University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, EDDMapS

Description:

Participants are invited to locate invasive species by making geo-tagged observations and taking photos to alert of the spread of habitat-destroying invasive plants and animals, using Android mobile phones or an online form. The identified species will be placed on public map and alert park rangers of the spread of these habitat-destroying invasives. The purpose of the What’s Invasive!

Go to direct to resource:

http://whatsinvasive.com

Contact person:

Contact form

Contact email:

http://whatsinvasive.com/index.php/about/support

Type of access:

open, registration required to participate

Type of information available online:

invasive species, data, photos, maps

Developed by:

Global Resource Information Database (GRID)

Description:

The principal aim of DEWA/GRID-Europe is to support environmental decision-making within UNEP, and the UN system as a whole, by generating and disseminating information about the state of the world’s environment in a timely and understandable manner.

Go to direct to resource:

http://www.grid.unep.ch/data/links_envt_data_sources.php

Contact person:

GRID

Contact email:

infogrid@grid.unep.ch

Type of access:

open

Type of information available online:

collection of links, environmental data sets, maps, graphs

Developed by:

United Nations Environment Program - UNEP

Description:

The GEO Data Portal is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments.

Go to direct to resource:

http://geodata.grid.unep.ch

Contact person:

Jaap van Woerden

Contact email:

woerden@grid.unep.ch

Type of access:

open

Type of information available online:

searchable online database, data sets, graphs, maps, tables

Developed by:

RealClimate

Description:

RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. The site aims to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary. The discussion is restricted to scientific topics and will not get involved in any political or economic implications of the science.

Go to direct to resource:

http://www.realclimate.org

Contact person:

RealClimate

Contact email:

contrib@realclimate.org

Type of access:

open

Type of information available online:

Website, wiki, blog, forum, data sources, links, tutorials

Developed by:

OECD

Description:

An initiative by The Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP) – OECD. The ICCP contributes to the development of policies to meet the opportunities and challenges of electronic commerce and ensuring that its benefits are widely shared, and to improve our grasp of the role played by ICTs in economic growth and job creation.